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‘Shared Loss’: Filipino Catholics Bid Pope Francis Farewell
Filipino faithful prayed the rosary inside a Manila church on Saturday as the funeral of Pope Francis played overhead on large screens.Young people crowded into the front rows of...
Families Unable To Reunite As India-Pakistan Border Slams Shut
Indian business owner Rishi Kumar Jisrani has spent two days watching a messy scramble of people haul suitcases and drop loved ones at the border with Pakistan before it...
Foreign Carmakers Strive For ‘China Speed’ To Stay In Race
In fluid synchronisation, dozens of robotic arms picked up metal parts and welded them onto vehicle beds, as car skeletons gradually took shape and progressed along an automated factory...
Hamas Says Open To 5-year Gaza Truce, One-time Hostages Release
Hamas is open to an agreement to end the war in Gaza that would see all hostages released and secure a five-year truce, an official said Saturday ahead of...
Up At Dawn For Front-row Seat To History At Francis’s Funeral
Many had woken up at dawn while others slept in their cars before Catholic faithful poured into St Peter's Square from all corners of the globe on Saturday, fuelled...
Xi Says China Must ‘Overcome’ AI Chip Challenges
President Xi Jinping said China must "overcome" the challenges of developing core AI technologies including high-end chips, state media reported Saturday, as Beijing seeks to become a world leader...
Indian Army Says New Exchange Of Gunfire With Pakistan
Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged gunfire overnight in contested Kashmir for a second day running, the Indian army said Saturday, following a deadly shooting that New Delhi blames its...
Epstein Accuser Virginia Giuffre Takes Own Life In Australia: Family
Virginia Giuffre, who accused disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein and Britain's Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, has taken her own life at her home in Australia, her family said...
India And Pakistan’s Kashmir Fallout Hits Economy Too
Rapidly deteriorating relations between India and Pakistan over a deadly shooting in Kashmir are starting to have small but prickly economic consequences for both nations.The killing of 26 men...
Francis’s Funeral To Be Grand Farewell To ‘Pope Of The Poor’
Pope Francis, champion of the poor and the Church's first Latin American leader, will be honoured Saturday with a funeral attended by world leaders and tens of thousands of...
Trump Tariff Promises Get A Reality Check
A gathering of global economic leaders in Washington wraps up Saturday with tariff talks between the United States and partners still unresolved -- and anxiety building over the state...
Hegseth Likely Targeted by ‘Spyware’ After Same Phone Number Used to Send Plans on Signal Connected to Facebook, Whatsapp, Experts Say
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's phone number may have been compromised, with experts noting that the number has been published on the internet, potentially allowing access to classified information...